CS3219-AY22-23-G12

Local deployment (dockerized)

Set-up:

1. Ensure that Docker desktop application is running.
2. Go to the root directory of the repository.
3. Run the following command:

   #build and run each microservice using docker-compose
   docker-compose up --build -d

4. After the docker containers are up, navigate to localhost:3000 on your web browser and start using the application.

Tear down:

1. Run the following command:

   # tear down containers 
   docker-compose down

Running Locally (without Docker):

To switch from dockerized version to local development,

1. Go to the root directory of the repository.

2. Run the following command:

   cd matching-service

3. Open configs.js and set isDocker toggle to false.

4. Run the following command to go back to the root directory:

   cd..

5. Ensure that you are in the root directory before opening a new terminal and run the following command:

   cd user-service
   npm run dev 

6. Repeat Step 5 for the other microservices matching-service, question-service, chat-service, and history-service.

7. Lastly, to get the frontend working, run the following command from root directory:

   cd frontend
   npm start 

8. Navigate to localhost:3000 on your web browser and start using the application.